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Newsstand Price 50¢ March 31, 1982 Tel. 985-2131

RECREATION TRUCE
DECLARED IN N. VAN

Cost sharing
formula extended

A TRUCE has been reached in the year-long
recreation war between the City and the
District of North Vancouver — at least until
the end of 1982.

The two councils agreed ratified that agreement
in principle last Thursday to separately on Monday.
extend the current cost shar- The councils will set up a
ing formula for the Recrea- special committee to in-
tion Commission, and CONTINUED ON PAGE A4

180% INCREASE SINCE DECEMBER

Blue Bus
fares head
formoon

FARE HIKES to become effective May 3 will
mean the cost to most passengers travelling on
West Vancouver's Blue Buses will have risen
by 180 per cent since last December.

Effective that date fares
for adults travelling in West
Van dunmng rush hour wall
rise to OS cents from the pre
sent SO cents Prior to last

December the same
passengers were paying just
7S cents for the same bars
ride

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West Van negotiated for sin
trometry bast year be lore WEDNESDAY

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SHUNTING PILEUP in Nomh Vancouver yard of BC. Rafl Monday which reduced car to mangled wreckage was Cre ane until December posable sun
no accident but never posed any kind of safety threat to anyone [he drama had been deliberately staged by the rail Now were faced with IHURSDAY
company and proved to be o smash hit as « practical demonstration tin Operation Lifesaver. a national program aoother substantial vo Ke maining catremet,
designed to help cut down the number of accidents occurring at railway crossings (ERsworth Dickson photo! Crease

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